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Beanie Babies are not a good investment strategy, but be bullish on Build-a-Bear @jackiepeiser.bsky.social

Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say @ddiamond.bsky.social Ariana Eunjung Cha

Any one of those events, in previous administrations, could have spawned congressional investigations, probes by inspectors general and widespread pushback from inside the Justice Department, an institution that since Watergate has prized itself on its independence from direct White House pressure

Would you rather see the next Congress controlled by the Democrats, to act as a check on Trump, or controlled by the Republicans, to support Trump's agenda? (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Most Americans say Trump has gone beyond his authority as president; most say Biden acted within his authority as president. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

Republicans have lead over Democrats on trust to handle three issues. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

7 in 10 Americans say President Trump’s tariffs are increasing prices on the things they buy. (Patrick Svitek, @emgusk.bsky.social and @sfcpoll.bsky.social, Washington Post) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250921

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Vaccine panel that limited covid shot scrutinized after chaotic meetings

Our friends’ toddler, on the other hand, is a big fan

Trump administration to end protections for thousands of Syrian migrants. Syrian nationals will have 60 days to voluntarily depart the U.S., after which they will be subject to arrest and deportation.

National parks remove signs about climate, slavery and Japanese detention

Teachers are losing jobs as conservatives target lessons, speech they dislike @laurameckler.bsky.social @mollyhf.bsky.social @susansvrluga.bsky.social

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new mandate prohibiting reporters from obtaining military or defense information without Pentagon approval — or risk losing their press credentials — was met with condemnation from media organizations and lawmakers in Washington. @scottnover.bsky.social

The Trump administration is ending a decades-long effort to track food security at a time when many Americans are struggling to get proper nutrition or enough to eat.

Read this by @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

Low-income Americans slash spending, a worrying sign for the economy
 Spending is softening in a “fragmented way,” analysts warn, and even wealthy Americans are scaling back. @jackiepeiser.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

A mix of high borrowing costs, dwindling job openings and growing economic and political uncertainty have left many U.S. households at a standstill, with many Americans saying they feel unable to buy new homes, take new jobs or move to new cities.

Front page Saturday www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Majorities of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of crime, immigration, tariffs, the economy, Russia and Gaza, per @washingtonpost.com @ipsosus.bsky.social poll. Overall, Trump's approval rating is 43%. @emgusk.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Most Americans say Trump is making fundamental changes to the country www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A majority of Americans disapprove on how Trump is handling six issues www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." wapo.st/3I6wiZr

This was so funny, the cast was incredible, the costuming was gorgeous and the set was extremely cool. Go see it!!

Come for the story, stay for the photgraphy www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Delighted by this

You know what? The world is a scary, weird place right now. But say hello to your neighbors. Wave at the postman. Be excellent.

In the two centuries since the medium was invented, few photographs have had a more powerful impact on the American conscience than a series of images made in 1863 of a formerly enslaved man known by at least two names, Gordon and Peter.

occasional reminder that qualitative data from focus groups can be useful and fascinating and also, if you at any point start citing percentages from a focus group you have officially lost the thread (and if you are a writer, you are doing your readers a disservice)

Please do not contact me when I'm on a plane. I'm listening to my tunes and reading my books and watching my historical dramas and doing my crosswords and do not want to be bothered.

The widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said she had evidence from laboratories that her husband had been poisoned in a penal colony in February of last year.

“The cumulative effect of the health care measures in the bill — and the expiration of the enhanced tax credits — is that more than half of the insurance gains made under the ACA will be wiped out, said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF.”

Pour out a half carafe of house white white for a real one

We have tallied all the data ... and now, for your pleasure, we present "HOW RELIGIOUS IS YOUR STATE?" www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Above the fold A1 today! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Minutes after getting engaged in 2017, my future wife + I sat down for fancy dinner … … only to have ROBERT freaking REDFORD next to us It was surreal — my fiancée wondered if she’d said yes to me too quickly And I couldn’t turn off my reporter brain Anyway. That’s my Robert Redford story. RIP.

Fans of “The Twilight Zone” remember Robert Redford’s breakout role in the episode “Nothing in the Dark” (1962) — in which he plays an elderly woman’s .. special guest. “I don't prefer to look back at my earliest efforts,” he once said, “but I have to admit I'm proud of that one."

Duncan’s decision to join a field already crowded with prominent Democrats raises a central question: Can a onetime conservative stalwart who championed GOP priorities win a Democratic primary likely dominated by liberals? www.ajc.com/politics/202...

In the market for some skellies and I enjoy that this one has the same benefits as my body

Deeply reported story from @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social on why 1 in 6 American parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations + going their own way.

Reminder: most parents vaccinate their children; there's overwhelming support for childhood vaccines. But enough don't that understanding hesitancy is important. This examines that. wapo.st/3K4aFcG @laurenweberhp.bsky.social Lena Sun @emgusk.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

Meet the parents skipping or delaying vaccination: Our @washingtonpost.com @kff.org poll found they are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social Gift link: wapo.st/3K4aFcG

The poll — the most detailed recent look at the childhood vaccination practices and opinions of American parents — shows that 1 in 6 parents have delayed or skipped some vaccines for their children, excluding for coronavirus or flu Me, @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social

“While about half of parents consider themselves pro-vaccine (48 percent) and just 6 percent say they are anti-vaccine, 45 percent say they are ‘somewhere in the middle.’ And those parents in the middle are more likely than pro-vaccine parents to express vaccine hesitancy”